The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-27
NEW YosK SOCIETY GOSSIP.

Rumored Matrimonial Alliance of Dramatic
Familles-An Esthetic Luncheon.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26-Miss Hattie Crocker's
marriage to Mr.. Alexandra will take place in
April, at the Croker mansion. on California
street. Mob Hill San Francisco. A large party
will attend from New York. 1t will be Mr..
Alexandre's first visit to San Francisco AS
friend remarked, Hattie Crocker would be a
prize if she hadn't cent in the world" But she
is reputed to be the richest young lady in Amer
lea. She has very charming personality, and
is entirely free from affectation. It IS a love-
match on both sides and the parents have al
ready given the youns pair their blessing 1t is
rumored that Lawrence Barrett's eldest unmar
ried daughter is to we'd Edwin Booth. This was
the real reason of Barretts undertaking the man
agement of Booth this season. which was sur
prise to everybody. and it is known that Barrett
never does anything without some great reason
Now it has leaked out, if this family alliance
takes place, Barrett and Booth will star togeth--
er, playing alternate parts in 'Othello" and
other tragedies. It would certainly make q
strong partnership, and Lawrence Barrett knsw
of no other way to accomplish it.
At a ''smart" luncheon given recently the fin-
ger bowls were filled half full with water in
which foated three pansies. 1t Is now the Gus
tom to give either pink, green. yellow, or
some color for the prevailing tint of dinner or
| luncheon. A pink dinner has the center Of the
| linen damask cover festooned with q square of
| pink china silk. At the four sides, fairy lamps
| with pink shades placed. The old fashioned
| candelabras used to ornament the room, hold
| ing pink candles. In the center Of the pink silk
| square is vase of carnation pinks, and one or
| two of these flowers are placed in the finger
| bowls. 1t is quite idea now to ssrve ice-
cream for dinners in fanciful little dishes OF diff
| ferent coors; for instance pink porcelain rose
/ filled with ice-cream at one plate, ashell of
porcelain at another. or q colorsd glass tulip.
/ These devices are not only pretty, but are an
| ecopomY everybody knows that to buy ice
| cream done up in individual molds is far more
costly than to buy it by the quart or gallon.
| With the individual dishes the effect, only
| possibly more beautiful. is produced with far
less expense after the first cost of purchasing the
/ porcelain dishes. Soup is now served for lunch
in bouilon cups, which come in ali colors and
designs; the correct thing Is to have no two alike.
They are distinctive by having handle each side,
but served in any style of pretty china cupis
better form at luncheon than soup plate: the
| charm of luncheon is it's daintiness The host
ess who will devote little time to attractive de-
vices for the table will add much to her guests
pleasure. A little sherry poured into the bouil-
| Ion adds greatly to the flavor
Our fashionable bellies have new fad which
| ia liable to prove injurious to the eyes / refer
| to the lorgnettes in the form Of she'll bowed
| eyeglasses. with long, carved shell handle
These female quizzng glasses, which give the
user an impudent stare are frequently made of
| ordinary window glass, but many Of them have
| lenses strong as opera-glass through which
our girls will look for hours, to the great detri-
| meat of their eyes A friend recently counted
| twenty of these glasses at the theater in use
throughout the performances. 81 should thiak
| their would be tired holding those long
handled glasses all the evening"" said he. ''They
are, replied. Then why do they do itl' was
asked. "For fashion. They wouldn't if
| their arms ached. or became stiffened, what
happened. II only they are IN style" "And they
are willing to be uncomfortable just for fasbonT
he said, in astonishment just for fashion,
which means much to some natures
/ EVELYN BAKER HARvIER.